Music & Culture

Music & Culture Events

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  In Person

  GBH Jazz Nights at the BPL with the Fred Lipsius Trio Featuring Gerry Beaudoin

  5:30pm Thu, Sep 11, 2025

  For the first GBH Jazz Night of the season, welcome multi-Grammy-award-winning saxophonist Fred Lipsius and his trio, featuring guitarist Gerry Beaudoin and bassist Justin Meyer.
  
  GBH Music and JazzBoston co-host a concert series to showcase the breadth of incredible jazz talent in the Greater Boston area. The event is held on the second Thursday of every month through May.
  
  Tickets are free, but registration is encouraged. Seating is limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis, so arrive early! Please note that by registering for this event you agree to receive email communications from GBH Music.
  
  GBH Jazz Nights are made possible by the Goldstein Family Fund.
  

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  Virtual

  Beyond the Page with Hank Phillippi Ryan

  7:00pm Tue, Sep 30, 2025

  Join USA Today bestselling author Hank Phillippi Ryan for an unforgettable evening as she takes us beyond the page of her brand-new psychological thriller, All This Could Be Yours, releasing September 9, 2025.
  
  Known for her pulse-pounding plots and powerhouse prose, Hank is the award-winning author of 16 thrillers, an Emmy-winning investigative reporter, and a true master of suspense. Her latest novel delivers a chilling and captivating look at the dark side of success, when a glamorous book tour becomes a deadly game of cat-and-mouse.
  
  Be among the first to hear the inside scoop behind this highly anticipated release that the Library Journal called Hank’s “best book to date.” Plus, enjoy a behind-the-scenes look at her career and writing process in an evening that promises twists and turns.
  
  This event offers two ticket options:
  

  • Attend the event: $0
  • Attend the event + receive a SIGNED copy of All This Could be Yours + GBH Membership: $60 

  Please note that books will be shipped out following the event.
  

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  On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again

  Back in 1970, as the book was closing on The Beatles' time together, Paul McCartney came out with a release that established him as an artist in his own…

  Music & Culture

  Listen • 5:25 On 'McCartney III,' Paul McCartney Is A One-Man Show Again
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  Beyond The Page: Reading Selections From Author Emily Gray Tedrowe

  Each month, Beyond The Page: A WGBH Book Club features a notable author, who takes part in a live Q&A with a WGBH personality to discuss the intricacies of that month's novel. With each monthly book selection, we also ask the author for a list of reading recommendations. For its December edition, Beyond The Page selected Emily Gray Tedrowe's "The Talented Miss Farwell," an electrifying page-turner of greed and obsession, survival and self-invention that is a piercing character study of one unforgettable female con artist.

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  'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' Shines A Light On August Wilson's Vision

  Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was August Wilson's first Broadway hit — and a preamble to his cycle of award-winning plays about the African-American Experience…

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